are important milestones and great opportunities for throwing a party. And that’s just what we’re doing all
season long in recognition of our 15th season. We’ve assembled some of the most dynamic and gifted performers of our time and invited them
to campus. As you scan the pages of this booklet, you’ll probably recognize a few of the artists—gifted performers such as Jazz Master Wynton
Marsalis, who has collected nine Grammys and became the first jazz musician ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. You may also recognize the
name of legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy, who has received five Grammy Awards and the Presidential National Medal of Arts.
Some of the performers may be unknown to you, but don’t let that discourage you. Remember, there is thrill in discovery. Our Gala performance is
set for May, with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, known as the standard-bearer of contemporary Latin music. They’ve been hailed for reintroducing
the classic sounds of New York City Salsa to music lovers worldwide.
For those who love dance, we’re particularly delighted about the appearance of Complexions. Their groundbreaking mix of methods, styles, and
cultures has created an entirely new and exciting vision of human movement.
If you especially enjoy shows that’ll have you laughing, don’t miss the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Their performances range from
Tchaikovsky to Nirvana via Otis Redding and Spaghetti Western sound tracks. They take audiences on “a world tour with only hand luggage.”
Even more treasures—familiar and unfamiliar—are waiting for you to explore throughout the 15th Anniversary Season. Discover these peerless artists
of dance and music in one of the prized buildings on the Mercyhurst College campus—the beautiful Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center.

Jazz and the 2010-11 PAC season begin here.
Wynton Marsalis may be the most influential jazz figure of
his generation, and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is
a powerhouseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble
players bringing a century of the jazz tradition thrillingly
alive. Marsalis and the J@LC band are keepers of the jazz
flame, and they ignite the season with blazing virtuosity.
For one night, the jazz center of the world will be in Erie, PA.
Orchestra: $75
Rear Orchestra/Balcony: $50
MC Students: 20% Off w/ ID
Photo credit: Clay Patrick McBride

In my humble opinion, the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts
Center has been a significant investment in broadening
access to an urban market that is increasingly becoming more
diverse. The D’Angelo Center has presented performers of
all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities, contributing to the
overall fabric and development of our community, culturally
through the arts and through education. I can’t imagine what
our community would be like today, culturally, absent the Mary
D’Angelo Performing Arts Center.

Gary Horton

Urban Erie Community Development Corporation
President

Photo credit: Ethan Magoc

Sphinx
Chamber
Orchestra

with the Harlem String Quartet

Friday October 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center

The Sphinx Project envisions “a world in which classical music reflects
cultural diversity and plays a role in the everyday lives of youths. ”
What might that world sound like? It would sound like the Sphinx
Chamber Orchestra, a collection of the top laureates of the national
Sphinx Competition for young Black and Latino string players. The New
York Times described their Carnegie Hall performance as “first-rate in
every way.” You’ll call them breathtaking and inspiring.
Adult: $15
Senior/Student/PC: $15
Youth/MC Student: $7.50
Photo Credit: Glenn Triest

The Mary Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo Performing Arts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support of dance in
our community is outstanding. My dance majors and I no longer
have to travel to Pittsburgh or Cleveland to see world-class dance
performances and more important, dance majors have been
hired by dance companies that have performed at the Center. In
addition, the dance department is able to present classes with the
internationally renowned artists when they are in residence. This
is truly a win-win for dance at Mercyhurst and for Erie. I appreciate
Mr. Furhmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for the art form and his commitment to
dance programming in Erie is to be commended.

Tauna Hunter

Mercyhurst College Dance Department Chair

corbin
Dances

Saturday October 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Walker Recital Hall
CorbinDances. And choreographs. And pushes
boundaries. Patrick Corbin’s 15 years with the acclaimed
Paul Taylor Dance Company resulted in five appearances
on the PBS series “Great Performances” and a “Bessie”
award for Sustained Achievement in dance. Now, with
a company of his own, Corbin is creating wondrously
beautiful and moving works with some of New York’s
finest young dancers. CorbinDances is an evening of
dance not to be missed.
Adult: $15
Senior/Student/PC: $15
Youth/MC Student: $7.50
Photo Credit: Lois Greenfield

sfjazz
collective

Sunday October 17 at 7 p.m.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center
What the Lincoln Center Orchestra is to large-ensemble repertory
jazz, the SF Jazz Collective is to the tradition of fiery, explosively
creative small-group music. The term “all-star” is overused but
there is no other way to describe this cooperative of worldrenowned soloists—all of whom are leaders in their own right.
The collective star power on the PAC stage on this night will be
incandescent and unforgettable.
Adult: $15
Senior/Student/PC: $15
Youth/MC Student: $7.50

Ukulele
orchestra
of great Britain

Thursday November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center

Only in Britain could you have a Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, and only at
the PAC can you see this surprising, delightful show. Well, you could go to the
Uke’s other two North American tour stops: Carnegie Hall and Convocation Hall
in Toronto. This completely original, wonderfully entertaining ensemble is the
musical embodiment of daft English humor as their hilariously unlikely medleys
(try “David Bowie’s “Life on Mars?” with Sinatra’s “My Way”) demonstrate.
Gold Circle: $35
Adult: $25
Senior/Student/PC: $20
Youth/MC Student: $15
Photo credit: Paul Campbell

All communities have fire departments, police
departments and water departments. What separates
communities is their commitment to culture. For a long
time, the D’Angelo Center has provided a much needed
niche in this community for film buffs, music buffs, dance
buffs, theater buffs-it’s all here and it’s a jewel in this
community.

Barry Grossman
Erie County Executive

Photo credit: Ethan Magoc

Cavani String Quartet

Friday January 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center

To experience a performance by the Cavani String Quartet is to be
completely immersed in music and transformed by it, too. Known for
technical brilliance and passionate commitment, the Quartet in 2005
became the first recipient of the Guarneri String Quartet Residency
Award from Chamber Music America. This performance is sure be
a one of a kind as the group joins members of the college’s music,
dance, and art departments for a special collaborative, multi-media
presentation. The quartet will play a work composed by D’Angelo
Department of Music professor Dr. Albert Glinsky, while the Mercyhurst
Dancers perform a piece choreographed by dance department assistant
professor Mark Santillano, all illuminated by beautifully imagined works
by art department chair Dan Burke.
Adult: $15
Senior/Student/PC: $15
Youth/MC Student: $7.50
Photo credit: Christian Steiner

It’s hard to believe that this facility has been here for 15 years.
It is such an integral part of the community and more important
it is a huge part of our tourism economy. We are now seeing
visitors coming specifically to Erie because of the D’Angelo
Center and the activities and events that are taking place here.
I certainly think it has improved and enhanced our tourism
product by changing the negative perceptions visitors often
have prior to coming to Erie. The D’Angelo Center attracts more
tourists, who spend more money, and allow for tourism to
become a much larger part of Erie’s economic development.

John Oliver
VisitErie
Director

Photo credit: Ethan Magoc

LOVE SONGS
with Kathy Kosins

Friday February 11 at 8 p.m.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center

ASCAP award-winning vocalist Kathy Kosins grew up in
Motown-era Detroit and worked as a background singer in
R&B and pop records before falling in love with jazz. And
while we’re on the topic of that word, love: New York Sun
writer Will Friedwald praised her “swing and sensuality...
great vintage songs. I wasn’t expecting to fall in love.”
Could there be any better recommendation for a romantic,
Valentine’s Day weekend date?
Adult/Senior/Student/PC: $15
Youth/MC Student: $7.50
Photo credit: Lisa Spindler

DERVISH

Friday March 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center
The PAC’s annual Irish Festival dates from the very opening
season of the hall fifteen years ago, so a celebration is in
order. And we have one of the first order, too. Dervish returns
to the PAC stage for the third time, to play what they like
to call “Magical Music from Ireland,” but that is a modest
description. This sextet of traditional Irish musicians conjures
a complete world on stage, a total immersion in the Irish
soul that will haunt your memory and uplift your spirit.
Gold Circle: $30
Adult: $20
Senior/Student/PC: $15
Youth/MC Student: $10
Reception: $10

COMPLEXIONS

Sunday March 27 at 3 p.m.
Mary Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Angelo Performing Arts Center
With Alvin Ailey, Complexions artistic directors Dwight Rhoden
and Desmond Richardson produced some of the most exciting
dance of the last 25 years. Now with their own company, they are
reimagining the possibilities of their art form and creating some
of the most passionate and expressive movement of which the
human body is capable. The complexions of dance are changing
and this company is changing our world.
Gold Circle: $30
Adult: $20
Senior/Student/PC: $15
Youth/MC Student: $10
Photo credit: Dah Len

BUDDY GUY

Sunday April 3 at 7 p.m.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center

Buddy Guy simply is the blues. The undisputed heir to
the Chicago tradition, Guy is the very embodiment of the
passion, joy, and deep feeling of the music that Chicago
calls its own. At 74, this member of the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame is indisputably a legend. But he’s a living legend,
a consummate showman, and a master guitarist who
anticipated blues-rock and continues to deliver searing,
emotion-soaked performances. A recent Guy CD says it all:
“Damn Right I’ve Got the Blues.”
And you will too.
Orchestra: $35
Rear Orchestra/Balcony: $30
MC Students: 20% Off w/ ID

Hal
Grossman

Monday April 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Walker Recital Hall
As a teacher, Hal Grossman is one of the mainstays at
Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famed Interlochen Arts Academy. As first violinist
of the Oxford String Quartet, he is acclaimed in North
America and Europe for his sensitive chamber playing. But
as a recitalist he is a mesmerizing presence, as you will
hear at this special musical event. Find out why Grossman
was a prize winner in the Stulberg and Lima Young Artist
Competitions and received exceptional reviews from The New
York Times on his Carnegie Hall debut.
Adult: $15
Senior/Student/PC: $15
Youth/MC Student: $7.50

spanish
harlem

orchestra

Spanish
Photo credit: Jerry Lacay

Orch

hestra

annual fundraiser gala

delicious food
cool drinks
hot music

Friday May 13 at 7 p.m.
Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center

New York style and sophistication meet Afro-Caribbean rhythm and
passion in Spanish Harlem. The Spanish Harlem Orchestra is the
musical embodiment of that steamy, culturally rich neighborhood.
It’s where salsa was born—a music played with explosive brilliance
by this thirteen-member all-star ensemble directed by worldrenowned pianist, arranger, and producer Oscar Hernández. You
don’t have to dance if you come to this concert, but you may find
the impulse impossible to resist.

*Due to previously scheduled events, these operas will not be shown live.

The first time I attended an opera I just came away speechless
because it had everything for me. It had great music, stage
presence and drama. Not to mention the sets, the costuming
and the story were timeless. Opera is something that
everyone can relate to and people should give it a chance.
It is really quite affordable for anyone to come to the opera
here at Mercyhurst and it is truly the finest in the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the
Metropolitan Opera from New York City. What makes this
experience especially unique is that you are not only sharing
it with several hundred people in the auditorium, but you are
sharing it with millions across the world as it takes place, live,
on the Met stage.

Mary Ellen Dahlkemper
LIfe long arts supporter

Photo credit: Ethan Magoc

Stravinsky Celebration
Firebird, Pulcinella Suite and The Rite of Spring
Saturday October 30 at 2 & 7 p.m.
Sunday October 31 at 2 p.m. (Free preshow discussion at 1 p.m.,
presented by Christine Marie Hay, location TBA.)
Stravinsky’s Firebird celebrates 100 years. The Russian folk tale of a
magical glowing bird that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor
completes a program of Stravinsky favorites, Pulcinella Suite and The
Rite of Spring, with a just a bit of a twist.

Raw Edges

The
Mercyhurst
dancers

Mercyhurst College Dance Department
2010 | 2011 Season

Danielle Feller ‘10
Photo credit: Larry Coleman

Saturday February 5 at 2 & 7 p.m.
Sunday February 6 at 2 p.m.
An annual evening of new cutting-edge works by innovative
emerging choreographers with the ever popular Take-a-Break, a
behind-the-scenes choreographer and audience chat moderated by
assistant professor, Mark Santillano.

Cinderella

Saturday April 30 at 2 & 7 p.m.
Sunday May 1 at 2 p.m. (meet the characters following this show)
This charming children’s classic is brought to life with the beloved
music of Sergei Prokofiev, stunning sets and costumes, and
exceptional performances by the Mercyhurst Dancers; a very special
experience the entire family can enjoy.
Adult: $15.50
Senior/Student: $12.50
PC: $7.50
Youth: $5
MC Student: $2.50

Recitals are held in the Walker Recital Hall and are free and open to the public.
Shirley Yoo, piano
Thursday September 16 at 8 p.m.
LotUS (League of the Unsound Sound)
Thursday October 21 at 8 p.m.
The works of Robert Schuman
In celebration of Stairways’ 50th Anniversary
Thursday November 11 at 8 p.m.
Faculty Collage
Thursday January 13 at 8 p.m.

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ossia La Scuola Degli Amante (They All Do It, or The School For Lovers)
Fri., March18 at 8 p.m.
Sat., March19 at 8 p.m.
Sun., March 20 at 2 p.m.
Così is one of the greatest comedies in the operatic repertoire. Two sisters, their maid, their fiancés
and a cynical old bachelor prove nothing has changed much in the 200 years since the premiere of
this masterpiece (May 1811) when it comes to affairs of the heart!
Adult: $15.50
Youth: $5

Senior/Student: $12.50 PC: $7.50
MC Student: $2.50

The music department presents over 70 concerts, recitals, and master classes each season , most of which are
free and open to the public. For more information, to receive a music department brochure, or to be on the
mailing list, please call or write Krista Lamb (814) 824-2394, klamb@mercyhurst.edu.

D’Angelo Department of Music

Faculty Recital Series

Keep up the good

The MAry D’Angelo PErforming Arts Center was
made possible by a generous gift from Dr. George and Mary D’Angelo
in 1996. When the Center opened, it consisted of two full-time and
two part-time staff members. In its infancy, the center brought
in nearly 4,000 people a year and offered between six and seven
programs, which consisted of the finest in classical music featuring
such artists as Kathleen Battle and the Juilliard String Quartet.
Fifteen years later, the Center has grown to a staff of six full-time
employees and offers over 100 events each year. Last year, the Mary
D’Angelo Performing Arts Center entertained more than 27,000
people from the tri-state region and has helped shape, please, and
educate the community over the years
The Center has continued to grow and thrive through the sustained
support of individual donations, businesses, volunteers, audience
members-people like you.

good work

how YOU can help
volunteer

Interested in our events but can’t afford tickets? Sign up for the Center’s
volunteer usher program. Volunteer shifts are available for all events and
there is room for people with skills of all kinds. To become a volunteer, call
Bruce at (814) 824-2550.

donate

If you like what we are doing, please help us out. The D’Angelo Center
events are made possible thanks to the support of people like you.
We welcome all levels of donation, whether it’s a one-time or an annual;
big or small, every penny counts. To make a donation, call Michael at
(814) 824-3000.

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sponsorship opportunities call Michelle at (814) 824-2194.

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On the cover: Complexions
Photo credit: Jae Man Joo

Visiting
Artists
Series

Fall Guelcher Film Series schedule
coming soon!
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